Shelving



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

C. O. SHUPERT.

SHELVING.

A TTOHNE) (No Model.) 2 Sheets Sheet 2.

0.0. SHUPERT. SIHEI'IVING.

: No. 542,114. Patented July 2, 1895.

WITNESSES INVENTOR 4 @Q/J/f Unu'rsn STATES ATENT Brion.

CLAYTON O. SHUPERT, OF MIAMISBURG, OHIO.

SHELVING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 542,114, dated July 2, 1895.

Application filed March 4, 1895.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CLAYTON O. SHUPERT, of Miamisburg, county of Montgomery, State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shelving; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in shelving.

The object of the invention is to provide a' shelving that may be easily put together and is devoid of any complicated mechanism.

A further object is to provide a shelving that can be sold for a nominal price, and a further object is to provide a shelving thatis adapted to any use that a shelf may be ordinarily put to.

To these ends the invention consists of parts and their connections, that will be fully described in the following specification, and are illustrated in the annexed drawings, that form a supplement to said specification.

Referring to said drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of a system of shelving constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged View showing one shelf, looking in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 1.

. Parts of the standard are broken away. Fig.

3 is an enlarged sectional view on the line a a, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged side elevation showing one of the shelf-carriages and the bolts appearing in section; Fig. 5, an enlarged detail view showing in side elevation one of the plates.

In the specification similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different views.

'1 designates abase, upon which are rigidly mounted two or more uprights or standards 2 2, which are preferably constructed of iron and of rectangular form in cross-section. 3 is a cap that surmounts the upper ends of said standards and which maintains them in a fixed and steady position parallel with each other, as shown in Fig. 1. These standards have each a series of notches 4 on their inner sides, and similar notches may,if desirable, be

Serial No. 540,510. (No model.)

formed on their outer sides, as shown in Fig. 4. Said bars have further longitudinal grooves 5 5 on their inner and outer sides. The purposes of both notches and grooves will hereinafter appear.

6 and 7 designate metallic plates that have integral projections 8 and 9, which provide bearings for antifriotion-rollers 10 and 11 and shafts 12 and 13, which parts, when united, constitute a carriage that is movable up and down upon said standards. These rollers have each a circumferential bearing-surface 10 around the center of its periphery, that is adapted to fit and move in the grooves 5. It

will be noted in Fig. 4 that these bearing portions 10 of the rollers are. drawn out of the grooves 5 and are on a line with the vertical sides of the standards, which is the case whenever the bolts 12 are in the notches 4. The bolts 12 and 13 are preferably square in crosssection, and the inner one 12 is adapted to lock with the notches 4 on the inner side of the standards. Should the notches be employed on both sides of the bar, as in Fig. 4, the outer shaft 13 will lock with the notches in that side of the standard. This locking engagement is efiected by simply tilting the carriage on its axis, as shown in Fig. 4, until the bolts enter the notches, when the carriage will rest at that point until moved.

16 designates curved metallic arms, one of which is rigidly attached to the outer side of each plate 6 and 7, as is clearly shown in Fig. 5. The curvature shown therein is preferable, as it enables the space to be utilized between the shelves.

2O designates a shelf securely mounted on said arms. (See Fig. 3.) Each carriage, and therewith its respective shelf, is moved by the hand independently of any other shelf. In Fig. 1 one shelf on the left-hand tier is shown in a lowered position to convey an idea of the extent of their movement. The spaces between the shelves may, however, be regulated to suit the various uses to which they may be put. One standard may be employed alone, or a greater number than those shown may be associated.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a shelving, the combination with a standard provided with a series of notches, and longitudlnal grooves, of a carriage provided with rollers each of which has an in-.

creasedbearing portion (10) which is adapted to fit in the longitudinal grooves, and bolts opposite each roller and adapted to engagewith the notches in said standard, substan which is adapted to fit in said grooves, bolts on said carriage adapted to engage with the notches in said standards to support the carriage in any position, downwardly projecting arms (16) attached to the sides of said carriage and adapted to support a shelf, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 25th day of February, 1895.

CLAYTON O. SI-IUPERT. Witnesses:

S. A. DIOKSON, R. J. MCCARTY. 

